Valve



F. F. RIKE Feb. 6, 1934.

VALVE Filed Sept. 8, 193-1 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVEN-roR FREDERICK FOSTER RIKE,

li'rra mvevs Feb. 6, 1934. F. F. RIKE 1,945,657

VALVE Filed Sept. 8, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 r P m 0 6 k v Q 6 lNvsrvron FREDERICK FOSTER RIKE,

ATTORNEYS F. F. RIKE Feb. 6, 1934.

VALVE Filed Sept. 8, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 l/vvgn-ron FREDERICK FOSTER Rm E,

SW qmf ArroremsYS Patented Feb. 6, 1934 UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE VALVE Frederick E; Rikep Dayton, Ohio; assignor to Buckeye Iron and Brass Works, Dayton'g oliio,

a' corporatio'n of Ohio Application September 8, 1931. Serial No. 561,638

6 Claims;

This invention relatestoimprovements in valves, and has for its objectto provide a valve mechanism. adaptedtobe used inconnection with trucktanksg-in which there is a valve casing con- 5 taininga-passagewaytherein for the-discharge of liquid from a tank, and inwhich there is a valve guided by means of integral ribs on the casing around the passageway.

It is also an-object of this invention to-provide,

5 in' connectionwith a-va1ve mechanism, a'casi'ng in which there is asubstantially straight passagewaywith an inlet leading thereto. In this passageway is-a' valve for closing the passageway, which valve is held closed by means of aspring pressing. against the valve through the agencyof a cap for' closingoneend of. the passageway.

lt -i's also an object of this inventionto provide,

in connection with a valve casing having apassageway therein, means for closing the outlet end of said passageway so that adouble closure is provided to prevent the unnecessary and wastefulescape of liquid through the valve casing. Thisi cap cooperates with a va1ve normally used for. opening and-closing the passageway.

. These and other advantages will appear from the following description taken in connection with the drawings.

Referring tothe drawings-z Figure 1 is a side elevation of the faucet mecha nismwitha-part thereof shown insection. In

this view the valve is shown about one-half open.

Figure:2 is a viewshowing part of the valve mechanism in section. In this view the valve is shown only'slightly open for the discharge. of'a small amount of liquid.-

Figure 3 is a-section onthe line 3-3 of Figure il.

Figure 4. is a section through the valve mechanism and the'handle for:operatingthevalven Figure 5 is a side elevation of the operating handle with one end thereof-slightlyrbroken away.

Figure. 6is a-section throughvthe: outlet end of the casing showing the means for locking the cap thereon.

Figure 7 is a vertical, longitudinal section through the valve mechanism showing. thevalve seatediand the cap in position for closing the discharge end of thepassageway through the valve casing.

Figmes' is a view similar to Figure '7 but with the lock capremoved'.

The present invention relates to truck tank faucets and consists of a casing 1, which has a substantially straight" passageway therethrough with which lateral inlet'2"connects;" 'IheinIet part" of: the: casing is. adapted? to beattached to somertubeor: pipe '3 of: the tank for the discharge of liquid such as gasoline: from. the tankflt'oi a receiving container;v This receiving container maybe an underground tank, or anyother've'ssel into which gasoline or a similar fluidisto be dis charged;

One end-of-the passageway constitutes an oiitlet 4 while the other end constitutes anextension 5': into which the inlet enters. Intermediate the ends 'of the passageway the-casing is provided with a-va'lv'e seat Gextending around the passageway: The passageway isolosed by means of a valve mechanismconsisting of a a valve plate- 7-, which has extending therefrom a valve stem- 8;. For the purpose ofguiding the valve-plate in its movement'to and from the valve-seat the interior of the-casing is provided with aplurality oi -guide ribs 7. In the present instance these ribs' a-re formed-integral with the-casing.

In order to close one'end of the passageway there is'provided a cap- 9 which fitsover the open'end of the extension 5.- Thiscapis-thream edon'to the extension and has extending-inward- 1y from the center thereof a projection 10' with a socket 11 thereinto receive-the stein 8 ofthe valve. Between the cap and the valve and around the stem and the projection is a spring 12, normally acting to-hold the valve closed positionon the valve seat. Around'the valve stem adjacent the valve plate is a-shoulder 1%; aroundwhich one end ofthe-sp'ring'l-Z fits.

Onthesideof the valve opposite-the stem is anextension 14'- which has threaded thereon a nut-I5; This nut is-threa'ded against a'plate oi' disc 16, which bears against the -valvedisc 17; i

The valve disc 17 is between the valve plate 7 andthe discilfi ancl'islheld between these twoin atightlconditionby means. of thenut 15..-

Located on the front side of the: valve casing and extending; to the right therefromasshown in Fig-ure 3; is ashaft 18. This shaftmayextend from the left side-of the casing and when the shaft is thus positioned a housing or hearing is provided. For supporting this shaft there is provided on the side of the casing a housingor bearing. Extending from the shaft within-the casingis an arm 19; which has. on itsinner end remote. from the shaft ahead 20for engaging the extension 14 on the valve.

Whenever the shaft is rotated 'intheproper direction the head will engage the extension 14 and'lift the valve from its seat so that'the fluid sageway'; In order to form a liquid-tight inclosure between the shaft 18 and the casing there is provided a gland 21, which has between it and the casing packing for containing a lubricant or means for preventing the leaking of the liquid around the shaft. The outer end of the shaft 18 is square, as indicated by the numeral 22.

This square end is adapted to receive a socket member 23, which has a square hole therein to receive the square end of the shaft. To this socket member is pivoted a handle 24. This handle has a yoke 25 adjacent one end, into which the socket member extends. The socket member is held in the yoke by means of a pin 26, which permits the free swinging movement of the socket member within the yoke.

The end 27 of the handle adjacent the yoke is quadrant in formation and has on the outer end thereof a plurality of seats 28 and 28 These seats are arranged symmetrically on opposite sides of the central line of the handle, seats 28 on one side and seats 28 on the other. As shown in Figure 5, there are three of these seats on each side of the central line. These seats are arranged in pairs, the seats of each pair being in vertical alignment with each other, but no pairs of seats are in vertical alignment. In other words, the seats on each side of the vertical center of the handle are arranged in step formation.

When the handle is on the righthand side of the casing for operating the shaft for opening or closing the valve, it may be locked in any particular position by causing one of the seats 28 to engage a stud 29 suitably located on the casing. But when the handle is on the lefthand side of the casing it may be locked in position by causing the stud 29 to engage any one of the seats 28 since the handle has been turned over and the same movements are used for operating the handle.

When the lever is used with the shaft and stud, as shown in Figure 4, the seats 28 on one side of the longitudinal center of the handle are used for locking the handle in a definite position for holding the valve open. When the handle is located on the side opposite the one on which it is located in Figure 4, the seats 28 on the other side of the handle are used for locking the valve open.

To one side of the discharge or outlet end of the passageway is a projection 30, such as is usually found in connection with valve structures of this kind. There is also suitably located at the outlet end of the casing a lock lug .31. For insertion in the outlet end of the casing there is provided a threaded nipple 32. The nipple is shown inserted in the casing in Figures '7 and 8. Both ends of the nipple are threaded and either may be inserted into the outlet part of the passageway. When the nipple is thus inserted in the casing there is provided a cap 33 for closing the outlet passageway by threading the cap on the other threaded end of the nipple. Extending around the periphery of the cap in a spider rim 34.

In order to lock the cap on the nipple a padlock may be used, as shown in Figure 6. In this figure the padlock incloses the rim of the spider and a part of the lug 31. A hole is provided in the lug 31 for receiving the locking member of the padlock. By use of the padlock the cap can not be rotated to remove it from the nipple.

- r The purpose of this cap 33 is to prevent stealing of gasoline and to form a secure closure for the discharge end of the valve casing. After the gasoline or other fluid has been discharged the valve is closed. If through some cause, wear or otherwise, the valve may not properly seat and a slight leakage takes place around the valve, in order to prevent any loss due to such leakage the cap 33 is provided.

The plurality of seats on the quadrant end of the handle is provided in order to effect a plurality of adjustments of the valve for the discharge of gasoline or other fluid from the tank. When a large quantity of fluid is to be discharged the valve may be opened and the stud 29 seated in the seat most remote from the 1ongitudinal center of the handle. In the event a small amount of liquid is to be discharged, such as five or ten gallons, the handle 24 is adjusted so that the seat 28 adjacent the longitudinal center of the handle receives the stud 29. Whenever the handle has been properly adjusted with the stud 29 in the desired seat, the discharge of fluid can takeplace without any trouble or care on the part of the operator.

I desire to comprehend within my invention such modifications as may be embraced within my claims and the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a truck tank faucet, a casing having a passageway therein, a valve adapted to close said passageway, means to open said valve including a shaft, a socket member adapted to removably engage the shaft, a handle pivoted to said socket member, and cooperating means on the casing and the handle to lock the handle in a plurality of positions whereby the valve may be held in different positions, said cooperating means including a lug on the casing and a plurality of lug seats on the handle.

2. In a truck tank faucet, a casing having a passageway therein, means to close said passageway, means on said casing to operate the firstnamed means to open the passageway, a handle adapted to engage said last-named means, said handle having a quadrant-shaped end with a plurality of seats therein, and means on the side of the casing to engage the seats to hold the handle and the first-named means in different positions.

3. In a truck tank faucet, a casing having a passageway therein, a valve to close said passageway, means on said casing to operate said valve, a socket member adapted to engage said means to operate the valve, a handle pivoted to said socket member, said handle having a quadrantshaped end with a plurality of seats on each side of the center line of the handle, and means on the side of the casing to be engaged by the seats to hold the handle and the valve in different positions.

4. In a truck tank faucet, a casing having a passageway therein, a valve to close said passageway, means on the side of said casing to operate said valve, a socket member adapted to engage said means to operate the valve, a handle pivoted to said socket member, said handle having a quadrant-shaped end with a plurality of seats on each side of the center line of the handle, and a stud on the side of the casing to be engaged by the seats to hold the handle and the I valve in different positions.

5. In a truck tank faucet, a casing having a passageway therein a valve to close said pas-v sageway, one end of said passageway constituting an outlet, a nipple threaded in said outlet, a cap threaded on said nipple to close the outlet, and means engaging the casing and. the cap to hold the cap on the nipple, said means including a spider rim on the cap and a lug on the casing.

FREDERICK F. RIKE. 

